Arcadia University

What are the graduation rates for students at Arcadia University?

Arcadia's reported four-year graduation rate is 59%, and its six-year rate is 67% for the relevant first-time, full-time bachelor's-degree-seeking cohort. The longer measure includes students who needed more than four years; it is not a separate estimate for graduate students or transfer entrants.

Four-year completion can be particularly important at a private university because an extra year may mean another year of tuition and living expenses. Arcadia's reported first-year retention rate is 79%, meaning roughly four in five students in the measured cohort returned for the following fall. Retention and graduation measure different things, and neither reveals why an individual student stayed, transferred, or left.

These institution-wide rates are useful starting points, not predictions for a particular applicant. A transfer student, part-time student, or applicant to a program with a prescribed clinical sequence may have a different path. Asking for a term-by-term degree plan is a more direct way to assess whether a proposed schedule supports an on-time finish.

What is the earning potential for graduates at Arcadia University?

Federal program-level earnings figures offer a limited view of outcomes for former Arcadia students who received federal aid. The reported figures are median earnings measured one year after program completion - not starting salaries promised to every graduate.

Among programs with a reported figure, the one-year medians include $44,105 for international business, $38,830 for health and medical administrative services, $36,797 for special education, $25,274 for biology, and $22,531 for psychology. These are program-specific observations, not a university-wide earnings average. They should not be compared as if every graduate entered the workforce immediately under identical circumstances.

The federal measure covers a defined population of former students and generally excludes people who do not meet its reporting criteria. Small groups may not have a published figure. Earnings one year after completion also say little about later career growth, graduate study, geography, working hours, or debt. For a fuller comparison, students can pair earnings information with a program's completion requirements, typical further education, and the total amount they expect to borrow.